Little Black Bowl
In the early 90s, I even forget which year exactly; I moved from California to Oregon. I stayed with my brother and his family for a year or so. I remember the first shopping trip my sister-in-law took me on was to Fred Meyer in the Gateway district of SE Portland. Having come from a teensy town in CA I had never been to a super and was fascinated with everything. For some reason I was taken with this set of melamine (I think) tableware; little plates and bowls...etc. The fact that it was black was enchanting to me for some reason that escapes me now. But for my first purchase in Portland I bought a little plate and bowl. This was back in 1992 I believe, which means it has been 31 years. Nineteen years ago Gary took a fancy to it and has eaten his cornflakes out of this little black bowl. (I hauled it out of the dish drainer for this picture; that is why there are water drips on it.) I don't know what happened to the plate....